Famous Personalities Born In October - 26
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
1427 Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496) was born on this day in history.
1466 Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author (In Praise of Folly) was born on this day in history.
1473 Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.
1483 On October - 26 birth of hans Buchner, composer
1491 On this day in history birth of zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)
1609 William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.
1645 Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David) was born on this day in history.
1673 Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanians historian/monarch of Moldova (1710-11) was born on October - 26.
1684 On October - 26 birth of kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)
1685 On October - 26 birth of domenico Scarlatti, Naples Italy, composer/harpsichordist
1685 Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, composer was born on this day in history.
1694 On this day in history birth of johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist
1719 Joaquin de Oxinaga, composer was born on this day in history.
1740 Ernest Louis Muller, composer was born on this day in history.
1757 Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823) was born on October - 26.
1758 On this day in history birth of louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer
1759 Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice was born on this day in history.
1768 Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844) was born on October - 26.
1789 Joseph Mayseder, composer was born on October - 26.
1791 On this day in history birth of charles Sprague, Boston, banker/poet (Curiosity)
1794 Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881) was born on October - 26.
1795 Nicolaos Mantzaros, composer was born on this day in history.
1800 Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian general-fieldmarshal was born on October - 26.
1802 On this day in history birth of king Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)
1804 On this day in history birth of lorenzo Thomas, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1875
1813 Henry Thomas Smart, composer was born on October - 26.
1818 Stefano Golinelli, composer was born on October - 26.
1823 On this day in history birth of karl Weinhold, German sociologist
1824 Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on October - 26.
1830 On October - 26 birth of polibo Fumagalli, composer
1830 On October - 26 birth of stephen Elliott Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1866
1837 James Lawlor Kiernan, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.
1843 On this day in history birth of vasili V Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace)
1845 Hendrick Waelput, Flemish composer/conductor (Forest, Stella) was born on October - 26.